Philanthropist Puts His Faith in a New Law School — and Stirs Up Debate
Running a pizza-delivery empire taught Thomas S. Monaghan a lot more than just how to make dough. The founder and former chairman of Domino’s Pizza, who retired last year, says he spent considerable time defending his company and pizza-delivery drivers from thousands of lawsuits. ALSO…
By Domenica Marchetti
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Observers ask tough questions about the potential for success of the Gates Foundation’s $1-billion scholarship program The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s promise last month to give $1-billion over the next 20 years to help at least 20,000 minority students attend college is a landmark in…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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At first, tackling the Spider Web seems like an almost impossible feat. The goal for the Menlo Oaks Middle School students is to pass their peers through several openings in the 6-foot-by-6-foot contraption without touching the bungee cords and string that make up the web. But after a few tries and…
Pizza-empire founder is giving away his fortune to Catholic causes Thomas S. Monaghan spent 38 years building Domino’s Pizza into the world’s largest fast-food delivery chain. ALSO SEE:Philanthropist Puts His Faith in a New Law School -- and Stirs Up Debate That accomplishment, he says, was but a…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Alfred U. (N.Y.): Appointed Carol B. Wittmeyer, director of corporation and foundation giving, to be associate vice-president for university relations. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Rosemont, Ill.): Appointed Sandra R. Gordon, director of communications at the American Academy of…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated October 7, 1999 Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. November 1998 5.4% December 5.4% January 1999…
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Aviation Mogul Gives $60-Million to Expand Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum
Steven Ferencz Udvar-Hazy, a Hungarian émigré who built a fortune leasing commercial jet aircraft, has given $60-million to the National Air and Space Museum for its planned Dulles Center in the Washington suburbs. The gift comes less than a month after the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery announced a…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Compensation of Top Officials at Selected Non-Profit Organizations: Youth Groups
ALSO SEE: Results of The Chronicle’s survey of salaries of top executives at non-profit organizations and foundations presented in a series of charts, and links to related articles. Chief executive and other highest-paid official Compensation Benefits Expense